Sunset over frozen Potomac River is beyond imagining! My granddaughter asked what was wrong with the water. It wasn’t moving!
Tag: Frost
Spider web was actually goose down!
Apologies! Live and learn! I went back to check the frozen “spider webs” after they had melted. Much to my amazement the under-structure of the “chandeliers” was goose down, not spider webs!
Who would have dreamed? Magic is created in the most unexpected ways!
Advection Fog!
Warm air over cold water creates advection fog, here backlit by the morning sun.
Here are photos of the ice in the creek cracking and melting in the warm advection fog.
Eagle on ice!
Best time to see eagles is when the Potomac River is frozen. I think this one is a 4-year-old. Head and tail not totally white yet. We counted 12 on the ice 1/2/18, 8 adults and 4 juveniles/immature. They gather to fish where there is a break in the ice.
Sunset and moon set to start 2018!
Sunset on 1/1/18 followed by moon set 1/2/18! The Potomac River is frozen south of Washington, DC. Happy New Year to all! Stay warm!
Low tide in the pond is paradise for herring gulls!
Low tide sneaks up on the little fish that normally enjoy our pond, leaving them suddenly trapped and easy prey for the hungry herring gulls who descend like a snowstorm.
Everyone has a Christmas Cactus. We have a Christmas Dandelion!
In my search for flowers blooming in southern Maryland in December, I was greeted by a sunny, very short-stemmed dandelion! The pond is frozen but this flower seems perfectly happy. I wish my camellias looked as happy as this dandelion. How far North do they bloom in December?
Did you get this blog post Thursday?
Rosemary for remembrance
Add rosemary to the list of flowers still in bloom after several hard frosts in December in southern MD. Guess I need to look more carefully. Wish I could pass along the aroma. Do you cook with fresh rosemary?
Lumberjack’s Toilet Paper still blooming in southern MD!
I now have a bouquet of Lumberjack’s Toilet Paper, aka Common Mullein, in my kitchen in December! Hard to believe it is still blooming here in southern Maryland. We’ve had several frosts.
Missing insects!
Oh the joy of insects! Lost to the frost! Can’t imagine what I will find to photograph for my blog now that my favorite subjects are hidden away for the winter…
Those of you who don’t care for insects are welcome to celebrate. It’s difficult to imagine how you can resist those fantastic legs and feet and antennae and…
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